Interpretation of urine microscopy in an infant or child
Interpretation of microscopy results
- if bacteriuria positive and pyuria positive
- infant or child should be regarded as having UTI
- if bacteriuria positive and pyuria negative
- infant or child should be regarded as having UTI
- if bacteriuria negative and pyuria positive
- antibiotic treatment should be started if clinically UTI
- if bacteriuria negative and pyuria negative
- infant or child should be regarded as not having UTI
Reference
- NICE. Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline NG224. Published July 2022
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